Opened spam email download on my android phone

 · I noticed I had some emails in my spam inbox, so I opened the emails to view them, but did not click (tap, I'm on mobile and use the Gmail app) on anything in the emails. They clearly are trying to get me to open shady links, so I know they're not just benign spam emails. Searching around I . Review your device for unrecognized apps, files, texts, or emails. iPhones are a bit more protected than Android phones in their susceptibility to malware via phishing links. Clicking a phishing link on an iPhone doesn’t immediately expose your sensitive information unless you open any website or app. If a photo is inside an email message instead of added as an attachment, on your Android phone or tablet, open the Gmail app. Open the email message. Touch and hold the photo. Tap View image. Tap the photo. In the top right, tap More. Tap Save.

Report It to Your Email Provider. Your email provider probably has a process you can follow to report phishing emails. The mechanism varies from provider to provider, but the reason is the same. The more data the company has on phishing emails, the better it can make its spam/junk filters to prevent scams from getting through to you. My droidx with the stock email app was working fine with my pop yahoo but now only displays sender and subject line. UPDATE: After discovering the SettingsManage applicationsAllEmail (the stock Email) appliction info page (yes you do have to crawl through that cave to get here) I found a button that said Clear data. Find My Device makes it easy to locate, ring, or wipe your device from the web.

Answer (1 of 62): Mobile phones, such as Apple iPhones running on iOS and Android based smartphones, are not susceptible to traditional viruses. Your mobile phone can never become infected by malicious code from opening links sent in text messages, emails, etc. I noticed I had some emails in my spam inbox, so I opened the emails to view them, but did not click (tap, I'm on mobile and use the Gmail app) on anything in the emails. They clearly are trying to get me to open shady links, so I know they're not just benign spam emails. Searching around I did read that 1. Review your device for unrecognized apps, files, texts, or emails. iPhones are a bit more protected than Android phones in their susceptibility to malware via phishing links. Clicking a phishing link on an iPhone doesn’t immediately expose your sensitive information unless you open any website or app.